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1/9/15 Test Eng 4

15 cards·by mak96k
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Abjure
Renounce (v.t.) (verb) "I abjure what you just said."
Abrogate
To annul; to say it never existed, abolish (v.t.)
Abstemious
eating or drinking in admiration. (adjective)
Particle (English definition)
Preposition and a verb Ex.: "Screwed up"
Antebellum
era before the civil war {ladies in white skirts, slavery, plantations}
Ante-
Before (part of a word, sort of prefix)
Acumen
Keen insight for judgement or foresight. (noun)
Belie
To conceal, keep hidden (v.t., verb)
Bellicose
war-like, aggressive, ready to fight violet
Ellipses
...
Chicanery
Trickery Ex.: "After years of chicanery, the thief was finally brought to justice."
Bowdlerize
Go through literature and take out anything offensive or politically incorrect words. (v.t. Verb)
Circumlocution
Going around in circles to tell something using unnecessary words. (noun)
Superfalous
unnecessary
[sic]
in citation paper mistake.